Regulatory T cells in erythema nodosum leprosum maintain anti-inflammatory function.

• Main Authors: Edessa Negera (Author), Kidist Bobosha (Author), Abraham Aseffa (Author), Hazel M Dockrell (Author), Diana N J Lockwood (Author), Stephen L Walker (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2022-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>The numbers of circulating regulatory T cells (Tregs) are increased in lepromatous leprosy (LL) but reduced in erythema nodosum leprosum (ENL), the inflammatory complication of LL. It is unclear whether the suppressive function of Tregs is intact in both these conditio...